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Bentil Akanvariba
Vancouver,Canada
Summary
Accounts Officer with solid background in financial management and accounting. Successfully optimized financial operations, handling accounts payable and receivable, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. Demonstrated proficiency in financial reporting and budgeting, showcasing analytical skills and attention to detail.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Financial Accounts Officer
Goldkey Properties Ghana Ltd
09.2019 - 12.2023
- Preparing monthly and quarterly cash reports for senior management
- Preparation of monthly Bank reconciliations
- Initiating payment process for all transactions involving cheques, online and cash payment.
- Passing of Accounting data into the accounting software, Sun system
- Consolidate weekly cash forecasts and provide accurate and timely processing of wire transfers and banking changes across multiple jurisdictions
- Handling of the Office imprest cash
- Withhold and file for payment of all withholding taxes from supplier payments.
- Filing of VAT, PAYE and SSF with the statutory bodies on or before regulatory deadline
- Handling of the External Auditors during auditing
- Accruals
- Coordinate with Project Accountant and Project Managers with regards to payment to contractors
- Preparing weekly report on payment for the week
- Assist the Senior Accountants in preparing financial reports and the preparation of the company’s Financial Statements.
- Handling of treasury responsibilities with the bankers.
Administrative Assistant
CH Group Ltd
09.2018 - 08.2019
- Assisting the account team in bank reconciliation
- Processing of cheques and preparing payment vouchers using Sunsystem
- Filing of the statutory payments before the regulatory deadlines
- Safeguard all vouchers with the supporting documents.
Education
Post Degree Diploma - Accounting
Langara College
Vancouver, British Columbia12.2025
Bachelor of Business Administration - Accounting
University of Education, Winneba
Ghana06.2018
Skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Microsoft Word, Power Point and Excel
- Great analytical skills and problem solving
- Attention to detail to find inaccuracies in reports
- Sunsystem -Accounting software
- Team player and team leader
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to multi-task to handle multiple accounts effectively
- Online banking systems
- Time conscious
- Knowledgeable in Intercompany transaction entries
- Bank reconciliation
- Invoice processing
- Accounting software proficiency
- Internal auditing
Interests
Timeline
Financial Accounts Officer
Goldkey Properties Ghana Ltd
09.2019 - 12.2023
Administrative Assistant
CH Group Ltd
09.2018 - 08.2019
Post Degree Diploma - Accounting
Langara College
Bachelor of Business Administration - Accounting
University of Education, Winneba
AWARDS AND HONOURS
Epitome of Team Player 2019